The slow evolution of Aerion Corp.’s supersonic business jet will gain speed sometime this summer or fall as the 14-year-old company finally selects an engine. Co-chairman Brian Barents describes making that decision as the pacing item of the project, and exhibits a certain resignation to the choices near at hand.
Leonardo-Finmeccanica is offering more helicopter types in Turkey, adding the AW169 and AW189 to the family of new-generation aircraft to be distributed there through Kaan Air.
Starting 3Q 2016, Rockwell Collins’ latest-generation Venue CMS will be standard aboard Bombardier Global 5000 and 6000. Designed to be paired with Bombardier’s WAVE [wireless access virtually everywhere] Ka-band satcom system, Venue will provide broadband Wi-Fi connectivity and video streaming, plus it links up with a large variety of peripherals, including Apple TV and other HDMI entertainment devices.
Pratt & Whitney Canada shipped initial PW800 engines to Gulfstream for the G600, the second variant in the company’s new ultra-long range business jet family now under final assembly in Savannah, Georgia.
Honeywell signed an agreement with Dubai-based Empire Aviation Group to provide its full suite of GoDirect connectivity services for cabin and cockpit.
Mergers and acquisitions in the management, charter and FBO sector will continue, according to Mark Johnstone, managing director EMEA for BBA Signature Flight Support.
Luxury global aviation services Jetex has been awarded the International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling certification for its FBO at Dubai’s Al Maktoum International VIP terminal.
Signed with Rolls-Royce at the show on Wednesday, an ASC/authorized service center agreement for the BR710A2-20 turbofan reconfirmed RUAG Aviation’s participation in the RR global network and gave the green light for the company to further expand.
The African Business Aviation Association is a thriving organization of 106 members with a presence at EBACE, but that buoyancy is reduced by its members’ firsthand knowledge of the daunting challenges that continue to face aviation in the African continent.
Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 8X ultra-long-range business jet is entering the final stages of its flight test and certification program as the company prepares for initial delivery.
The PC-24 is making its public debut here at EBACE. The program is on track, with deliveries slated for the second half of 2017, says Pilatus chairman Oscar Schwenk. The first aircraft, P01, is appearing at the show before flying to Spain for high-speed testing, while P02 has flown to the U.S. There it will undergo autopilot trials with Honeywell in Phoenix, and cold-soak tests in the chamber at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. It will return to Switzerland toward the end of the year.
Vertis is a little bit of a hybrid company. It is not an aircraft operator, it’s more a broker, and has in place an exclusive marketing agreement with a small group of AOC holders, says COO Neil Turnbull.
Perhaps the “AW169” designation of the helicopter making its first EBACE appearance will serve as a reminder that Leonardo Helicopters originated with what we used to know as the AgustaWestland division of Finmeccanica.
Leonardo Helicopters is expanding the flight envelope of the AW169 intermediate twin, with flight tests planned in Leadville, Colorado, to determine single-engine Category A performance in hot-and-high conditions.
The first Global 7000, FTV1, was moved this month from the production bay to its dedicated pre-flight bay in Toronto, where preparations for first flight will take place.
Jetnet iQ, a joint venture of Jetnet and Rolland Vincent Associates, LLC, predicts that 681 turbofan business aircraft will be delivered in 2016, a 4% drop from 2015.
